Im quite positive if your going IN to a gun fight the safety would and should be off and the weapon ready to fire.

Proper Trigger discipline is all that is required to keep a rifle safe when it is at the ready. If the weapon is slung or replaced for some reason the safety is returned to the on position so the trigger does not get caught on foreign objects while moving.

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